US EditionA Chinese whistleblower now living in the US is being hunted by Beijing with help from US tech
Li Chuanliang says US-origin surveillance tech helped China track and coerce over 40 relatives and associates globally under operations Fox Hunt and Sky Net, officials said.
- Li Chuanliang alleges Chinese authorities used Silicon Valley technology to track and harass him and relatives abroad under operations 'Fox Hunt' and 'Sky Net', which brought back more than 14,000 people from over 120 countries.
- The anti-corruption campaign escalated after Xi Jinping's 2012 rise, flagging 900,000 officials last year, with local conflict in Jixi sparked by Xu Zhaojun's arrest following Li’s exposure.
- Internal slides and procurement records indicate companies like IBM, Oracle and Microsoft supplied software to China's Economic Crime Investigation Bureau and disciplinary commissions, mining texts, payments, flights, calls and tying Golden Tax, Golden Finance and Golden Audit systems to identify associates and assets.
- Li's family suffered arrests, medical denials and even deaths, with more than 40 relatives and associates detained including Li's pregnant daughter; China sought an Interpol Red Notice later withdrawn, while the FBI and the White House called retaliatory efforts unacceptable.
- Legal filings show China accused Li Chuanliang of more than 3.1 billion RMB in alleged corruption while Li sought asylum in the U.S., and U.S. officials called overseas retrievals a sovereignty threat after initial cooperation waned.
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Beijing Is Hunting For Chinese Whistleblower In Washington With US Tech
Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang was recuperating from cancer on a Korean resort island when he learnt he is a fugitive. Terrified South Korea would send him back, Li fled, flew to the US on a tourist visa.
International News: Chinese whistleblower in U.S. says Beijing using American surveillance tech to hunt him
By Zoila Palma: A former Chinese government official now living in the United States says he is being relentlessly pursued by Beijing through an expansive global surveillance apparatus powered in part by U.S.-made technology, according to a months-long investigation by The Associated Press. Li Chuanliang, a retired vice mayor and longtime Communist Party member, fled China after learning he was under investigation and now claims Chinese authorit…
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A former Chinese official who fled to the U.S. says Beijing has used advanced surveillance technology from U.S. companies to track, intimidate, and punish him and his family across borders. ABC News reports: Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang was recuperating from cancer on a Korean resort island when he got an urgent call: Don't return to China, a friend warned. You're now a fugitive. Days later, a stranger snapped a photo of Li in a cafe. …
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